Staff Pick
Brent Spiner, the actor who portrayed the beloved android Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation, pens this fictional memoir of his time on the show. It’s a delightful whodunit full of laugh-out-loud moments, twists, turns, and heart. I read the book in one sitting — it’s that entertaining. The perfect gift for the Star Trek fan in your life! Recommended By Matt K. , Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Brent Spiner pens an explosive and hilarious novel, Fan Fiction, a personal look at the slightly askew view of the relationship between a celebrity and his fans. If the Coen Brothers were to make a Star Trek movie, involving the complexity of fan obsession and sci-fi, this noir comedy might just be the one.
Set in 1991, just as Star Trek: The Next Generation has rocketed the cast to global fame, the young and impressionable actor, Brent Spiner receives a mysterious package and a series of disturbing letters, that take him on a terrifying and bizarre journey that enlists Paramount Security, the LAPD, and even the FBI in putting a stop to the danger that has his life and career hanging in the balance.
Featuring a cast of characters from Patrick Stewart to Levar Burton to Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, to some completely imagined, this is the fictional autobiography that takes readers into the life of Brent Spiner, and tells an amazing tale about the trappings of celebrity and the fear he has carried with him his entire life.
Fan Fiction is a zany love letter to a world in which we all participate, the phenomenon of "Fandom."
Review
"Of all the pleasures Fan Fiction affords the reader — a gripping plot, deftly and delightfully twisted; an insider's slant on a pop culture mega-phenomenon; an affecting personal narrative of childhood trauma overcome; an insightful meditation on the ambiguities of fandom — the greatest and most singular is Brent Spiner's prose style. Dry, urbane, acerbic, self-deprecating and gently absurdist, it evokes a lost age of Hollywood autobiography. If Groucho Marx had played Commander Data, this is the kind of memoir he might have written." Michael Chabon, Pulitzer-Prize winning author
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"Like the man himself, this book is funny, sharp, and brilliant. You're going to love it, and Brent, even if you've never heard of Star Trek. It's one of the most entertaining books ever written about entertainment." Phil Rosenthal (creator, writer, producer), creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and star of Somebody Feed Phil
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"[A] diverting memoir-mystery hybrid... Spiner's debut is an homage to fans: where would celebrities be without them?" Publishers Weekly
Review
"Fan Fiction is perfect! I loved that damn book. Lots of laugh out loud moments and real heart. Actor Brent Spiner's pop-culture infused memoir is hilarious, warm, insightful, and absolutely delightful! Highly recommended!" Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of V-Wars and Ink
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"Both laugh out loud funny and painfully dark, Brent Spiner has created a fictional autobiography that is filled with surprises." Jonathan Frakes
About the Author
BRENT SPINER is an actor, comedian, and singer best known for playing the android Lieutenant Commander Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987-1994. He has appeared in numerous television roles, in films, and in theatre on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in Los Angeles. He currently has a role in the T.V. series Star Trek: Picard.